S. 5202

119 S5202 IS: Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5202  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 30, 2026   Mr. Lee  (for himself,  Mr. Lankford ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mr. Tuberville , and  Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act  .
2.
Prohibition on use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to fund research or publications relating to gender transition in individuals under the age of 18, including any observational studies that gather evidence on the provision of hormonal treatments or surgical procedures on minors, for the purpose of—
(1)
affirming a minor’s perception of his or her sex, if that perception is incongruent with such minor’s sex; or
(2)
affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s sex.
(b)
Definition
For purposes of this section, the term  sex  shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.